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Security Services

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) · Local or regional public body

In brief

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer) is looking for suppliers for security and transport work (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £18,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 June 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Thursday 14 January 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Monday 14 December 2026
Bids by
midday, Thursday 14 January 2027

How bids are scored

Technical 60% · Commercial 30% · Social Value 10%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 13 awards in the last 12 months).

The buyer expects to buy this again around January 2031.

What the notice says

TfW proposes to procure a single, integrated security service covering stations, depots and on-train operations across the TfW network. The service will provide planned and reactive security activity through a flexible, risk-based and intelligence-led deployment model, supporting TfW operational teams and helping to protect passengers, employees and the wider travelling public. The contract will provide flexibility for TfW to increase or vary service requirements during the contract term in response to operational needs, changes in demand and emerging security requirements across the network. Revenue protection and event security are excluded from scope, with event security to be procured separately alongside crowd management services.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Monday 14 December 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Thursday 14 January 2027. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048205-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 051501-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 103931-2026

About the buyer

Transport for Wales Rail Limited (Utility Buyer)Last 12 months

Procurements

78

Awards

35

Suppliers it has used most for security

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From notice 048205-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 May 2026, last updated 2 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 2 November 2026.